Home Secretary defends surveillance of strikers

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Home Secretary defends surveillance of strikers
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Leon Brittan, Home Secretary, has written to Labour Opposition
Employment Spokesman John Prescott MP, defending the right of
the Special Branch to spy on picketing strikers and suspects not
directly involved in criminal activity

Standard (Clos P) 85/01/28 p2; Guardian 85/01/29 p2; Times p5

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